Qalandars model set to transform grassroots football nationwide. Institutional reform, professional league and global exposure at the heart of revival plan
![PFF-Lahore Qalandars alliance signals new era for Pakistan football [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PFF-and-Lahore-Qalandars-sign-MoU-1160x535.jpg "PFF-Lahore Qalandars alliance signals new era for Pakistan football [TNS]")
February22February 22, 2026
Tag: PSL
![Pakistan plan to launch club-based football league: PFF President Gilani [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PFF-Press-Conference-at-Karachi-Press-Club-16-Feb-2026-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan plan to launch club-based football league: PFF President Gilani [Geo Super]")
February16February 16, 2026
Pakistan plan to launch club-based football league: PFF President Gilani [Geo Super]
Gilani at a Karachi Press Club event said that the PFF's immediate focus remains on strengthening national men's and women's teams
January9January 9, 2026
Gilani, Naqvi discuss football–cricket collaboration amid PSL auction
PCB chairman and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met up with PFF president Mohsen Gilani during PSL auction to discuss collaborations between the two sporting institutions
![FOOTBALL: WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE? [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WAPDA-acknowledge-Jinnah-Stadium-crowd-after-winning-2023-24-NFCC-Cup-final-1160x535.jpg "FOOTBALL: WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE? [Dawn]")
November16November 16, 2025
FOOTBALL: WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE? [Dawn]
Pakistan Football may soon get a new domestic league. But questions remain about what kind of league it will be and whether it will be what Pakistan really needs.
![EPL clubs deny any partnership as franchise league, with apparent govt backing, sets November kick-off date [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Football-display-1160x535.jpeg "EPL clubs deny any partnership as franchise league, with apparent govt backing, sets November kick-off date [Dawn]")
May5May 5, 2024
EPL clubs deny any partnership as franchise league, with apparent govt backing, sets November kick-off date [Dawn]
EPL clubs deny any partnership as the latest franchise league attempt in Pakistan named 'PFL,' with apparent govt backing, sets a November kick-off date
![A franchise football league in Pakistan might finally take off [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Global-Soccer-Ventures-GSV.jpg "A franchise football league in Pakistan might finally take off [Dawn]")
August4August 4, 2021
A franchise football league in Pakistan might finally take off [Dawn]
Despite FIFA ban, PFL organisers remain confident that a successful first edition will eventually lead to recognition by FIFA and AFC.
July11July 11, 2021
Opposition rises from within to Ashfaq-led PFF’s plan of holding franchise league [Dawn]
Despite no FIFA recognition & internal disagreements, Ashfaq Shah group push for a franchise league with Global Soccer Ventures, a private entity incorporated soon after hostile PFF House takeover
![Ashfaq’s PFF announces holding of franchise league in December [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ashfaq-Shah-PFF-ExCo-meeting-29-May-2021-1160x535.jpg "Ashfaq’s PFF announces holding of franchise league in December [Dawn]")
May31May 22, 2024
Ashfaq’s PFF announces holding of franchise league in December [Dawn]
Sardar Naveed says TouchSky Group involved with franchise league, but TSG's Ahmer Kunwar denies involvement
![First-ever professional football league in Karachi in December [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sardar-Naveed-Haider-Khan-interviewed-by-Dawn-News-1160x535.jpg "First-ever professional football league in Karachi in December [The News]")
May30May 30, 2021
First-ever professional football league in Karachi in December [The News]
Ashfaq Shah group's Sardar Naveed Haider Khan reveals ambitious events calendar plans, including a separate franchise league for 2021
![FIFA or no FIFA, football will flourish in Pakistan: Ashfaq [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ashfaq-Shah-group-press-conference-19-May-2021-1160x535.jpg "FIFA or no FIFA, football will flourish in Pakistan: Ashfaq [The News]")
May28May 28, 2021
FIFA or no FIFA, football will flourish in Pakistan: Ashfaq [The News]
Refusing to vacate PFF House, Ashfaq Shah group now plans a Pakistan Football Super League, despite any event under them will have no official recognition